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Queen says Atheists are OK

Started by The Magic Pudding, November 30, 2010, 06:28:29 AM

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Recusant

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Quote from: SSYHip hip, surely?
Quote from: DretlinI second the hip hip.
OK, since it was a cheer for your Queen, I bow to your choice in this matter.  Too late to edit it now that it's been quoted, though.  My faux pas will be forever recorded.

In my defense, I can say that I've seen and heard it both ways.  Maybe I should have asked for advice on the proper form for cheering a royal  :-\  (I'm sure it was a first for me).

Quote from: Chandler M BingRejoicing over the approval of the queen, a churchgoer. The irony.
Hello and welcome to HAF, Chandler M Bing.

The tolerance which was espoused by the Head of State of Great Britain, whether a church-goer or not, is to be commended. You may see that commendation as ironic, I see it as praising an effort toward progress.  

Perhaps you think that an atheist should shun all pronouncements by any theist?  That would be churlish and counterproductive.  Atheists don't have a monopoly on churlish behavior, such that atheism is defined by it.  And as the Queen pointed out, many atheists are productive members of society.  I reject your comment as inaccurate.
"Religion is fundamentally opposed to everything I hold in veneration — courage, clear thinking, honesty, fairness, and above all, love of the truth."
— H. L. Mencken


Chandler M Bing

It was a lighthearted comment. I was just saying that it's ironic, that's all.

The Magic Pudding

Quote from: "Chandler M Bing"Rejoicing over the approval of the queen, a churchgoer. The irony.

Church owner.

Chandler M Bing

Quote from: "The Magic Pudding"
Quote from: "Chandler M Bing"Rejoicing over the approval of the queen, a churchgoer. The irony.

Church owner.

True. That makes it even more ironic.

Dretlin

Quote from: "Chandler M Bing"It was a lighthearted comment. I was just saying that it's ironic, that's all.

I do not want to develop further on Recusant's post, as he demonstrated how fallacies your first post was rather well.

Hip-hip!!!